Ruger PC9

[Rally Hess]

Has anyone taken a look at this rifle? Interesting design, with reversible bolt handle, fluted barrel. Takedown is simple also. Comes with mag well adapter to allow use of Glock mags. Center takedown like the 10/22 takedown. Buddy of mine sent me an online test of the gun to watch. I had a set of tires installed on my 4 wheeler rims and was browsing while they were mounted. Big farm type store with gun department. Talk the design would allow for easy change to other calibers. Butt ugly, but some redeeming qualities with design. My first impression was how heavy it was. It must be real close to ten pounds, in carbine length. Really struck me as overbuilt for size. Probably fun to shoot but I'd hate to carry it very far. Retailed for $499.00.

 

[freebullet]

Real ugly...
If they got it down around 450 or less I'd snag one, but the original price I'd seen was up round 600.

 

[Bret4207]

Well, your definitely right about the ugly part.

 

[Pistolero]

IMO, a pistol caliber carbine is (arguably) the best possible home defense gun.
Nil recoil, lots of shots, higher velocity due to longer barrel, and much lower muzzle
flash and blast with longer barrel. A long gun will naturally index right and left
very well and the likely target is narrow but tall, so elevation errors from
shooting from the hip in the dark would be less important. Obviously, aiming
from the shoulder is preferred, and then, even without the sights being visible
in the dark, indexing of the whole gun should get good hits at indoor ranges.

Certainly the highly skilled can do well with shotguns, ARs with frangible bullets or
handguns, but the semi-skilled, I believe, will find a pistol caliber carbine to be very
user friendly and effective.

As to the PC model, not too familiar, have handled them, was surprised at the heavy weight.
A KelTech folding pistol caliber carbine is very light and the foldup is really handy, too.

Have not shot either one.

Bill

 

[fiver]

I have eyeballed them a time or two.
their biggest selling point is the adaptor to take the 2 different magazines, and of course those extra rounds those magazines provide.
having said that they might be easier to clean than a Hi-Point.

 

[Elkins45]

KyGunCo had some in stock so I picked one up.

I have owned a Marlin Camp Carbine for about 20 years and it’s starting to show some wear. A couple of years ago I pieced together an AR Carbine with a Glock mag lower from PSA and frankly, I hate it. Too heavy, and I had to add an A2 stock and an extra heavy long buffer to keep it from bulging cases. All that weight and it’s just as cumbersome as a full-sized rifle. So my recent PCC experience had been less than fabulous.

The Ruger is heavier than the Marlin but lighter than the AR. Because of the conventional non-pistol grip stock it fits in the safe better and takes up less space. It also handles slicker IMO. I like the ghost ring sights well enough and it’s plenty accurate with cast. Overall I’m glad I bought it and it has almost guaranteed that the AR will get sold.

 

[Rick H]

I hope there are plans for a 40 and 45 as well. Not sold on the 9 even at carbine velocities.

 

[Pistolero]

I'm with Rick H.